4Synonyms found for matriculate

Word Origin & History

matriculate 1570s, "to admit a student to a college by enrolling his name on the register," from M.L. *matriculare "to register," from L.L. matricula "public register," dim. of L. matrix (gen. matricis) "list, roll," also "sources, womb" (see matrix). The connection of senses in the Latin word seems to be via confusion of Gk. metra "womb" (from meter "mother") and an identical Gk. word meaning "register, lot." Evidently Latin matrix was used to translate both, though it originally shared meaning with only one. Related: Matriculated; matriculating; matriculation.

Example Sentences for matriculate

Athletes want to know this before they matriculate.

Wake Forest is one of more than 100 colleges and universities across the country where a computer is now required to matriculate.

Working part time, they matriculate in five years.

For example, you cannot matriculate in publicly funded schools without proper vaccinations.

Watts did not matriculate college, and has had some coursework in meteorology and physics back in the early 70s.

See if you can enter the program as a non-matriculated student.

Approximately 4000 students matriculate into the College's academic programs.

Yet students apply, matriculate, and pay tuition into their coffers.

Students continue to matriculate because they don't know the odds.

Some students, disproportionately from privileged backgrounds, matriculate well prepared for college.